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Quick Takes — January 16, 2007

  

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1. UnicornHRO Acquires Developer of Open-Source HR Software
BMH specializes in hosted services for HR, payroll.

2. Bond Snaps Up Six-Year-Old Gowi in $17.5 Million Deal


3. Watson Wyatt Eyes Brans & Co.
The buyback of its alliance partner would continue a string of deals for the Washington-based HR consultancy.

4. Insurance Broker Deepens Offerings With Employee Benefits Firms
Also included is niche employee benefits company Thinc USA.

5. Mercer, Heidrick & Struggles Complete Transactions
Robust Asia-Pacific markets are drawing the interest of larger U.S. consulting firms.

6. Employment Losses Not as Great as in 2005
Even so, the automotive, chemical and media sectors were rocked in ’06.

7. Survey: U.S. Firms Are Best at Developing Leaders
GE ranks first, with four other U.S. multinationals rounding out the top five.

8. Quick Takes — January 9, 2007



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Bond Snaps Up Six-Year-Old Gowi in $17.5 Million Deal


The two companies aim to provide integrated software for HR, payroll.
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Bond Adds Recruiter: Bond International Software, makers of a recruitment software product named Adapt, is acquiring Gowi Group of London for $17.5 million. Bond will pay $10 million in cash and issue $7.1 million worth of stock for the remainder. Six-year-old Gowi posts annual revenue of $11.2 million and employs about 140 people. Billing it as the largest transaction in its history, Bond said Gowi’s top management will stay on to help integrate the two companies’ offerings for recruitment, HR and payroll systems. Gowi, which originally launched in 2001, has made several acquisitions of its own. Most recently, Gowi acquired Rutherford Webb, an HR and payroll services company in Surrey, England, for $6.75 million last April.
Next Article: 3. Watson Wyatt Eyes Brans & Co.
The buyback of its alliance partner would continue a string of deals for the Washington-based HR consultancy.

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